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Veronica van Heyningen

Veronica van Heyningen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 87 1210 1143 163 157 276 28739

Veronica van Heyningen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Veronica van Heyningen between 1973 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Veronica van Heyningen published across 52 years, from 1973 to 2024, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 1992. 2 of the 289 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 1992. 1973: 2 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 6 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 10 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 14 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 6 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 4 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 4 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication
1973 2024

289 publications in total across all disciplines

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Veronica van Heyningen: publications per year, 1973 to 2024
Year Publications
1973 2
1974 2
1975 6
1976 2
1977 0
1978 3
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 10
1983 5
1984 6
1985 5
1986 9
1987 5
1988 7
1989 8
1990 6
1991 7
1992 14
1993 10
1994 11
1995 14
1996 7
1997 10
1998 9
1999 10
2000 3
2001 4
2002 11
2003 4
2004 7
2005 10
2006 9
2007 7
2008 9
2009 6
2010 2
2011 4
2012 1
2013 6
2014 6
2015 3
2016 7
2017 7
2018 1
2019 4
2020 2
2021 1
2022 4
2023 1
2024 1
Total 289
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Veronica van Heyningen publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Veronica van Heyningen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 275–284 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 276 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87 276
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Veronica van Heyningen D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Veronica van Heyningen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 86–87 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84 87
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1997 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Veronica van Heyningen is a researcher affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans fields related to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on molecular biology and genetics. Their research encompasses several specialized topics, including genomics and chromatin dynamics, retinal development and disorders, genomics and phylogenetic studies, chromosomal and genetic variations, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, retinal diseases and treatments, and RNA regulation and disease.

Recent publications by Veronica van Heyningen demonstrate a range of interests within molecular genetics and ophthalmology. These include:

  • "Late-Onset Autosomal Dominant Macular Degeneration Caused by Deletion of the CRX Gene," 2022, published in Ophthalmology
  • "Stochasticity in genetics and gene regulation," 2024, published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Monoallelic variants resulting in substitutions of MAB21L1 Arg51 Cause Aniridia and microphthalmia," 2022, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Identification and functional modelling of plausibly causative cis-regulatory variants in a highly-selected cohort with X-linked intellectual disability," 2021, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Short-read whole genome sequencing identifies causative variants in most individuals with previously unexplained aniridia," 2023, published in Journal of Medical Genetics

Veronica van Heyningen frequently collaborates with several researchers, including David Fitzpatrick, Hemant Bengani, Graeme R. Grimes, Shipra Bhatia, and Jacqueline K. Rainger. These collaborators have appeared multiple times alongside van Heyningen in various studies.

Their work is published in diverse scientific journals, with multiple contributions to PLoS ONE, as well as publications in Ophthalmology, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal of Medical Genetics, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Recognized for their contributions to science, Veronica van Heyningen holds several fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2007)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1997)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Mouse small eye results from mutations in a paired-like homeobox-containing gene.

    Robert E. Hill;Jack Favor;Brigid L. M. Hogan;Carl C. T. Ton

  • Pax6 Controls Progenitor Cell Identity and Neuronal Fate in Response to Graded Shh Signaling

    J Ericson;P Rashbass;A Schedl;S Brenner-Morton

  • Long-range control of gene expression: emerging mechanisms and disruption in disease.

    Dirk A. Kleinjan;Veronica van Heyningen

  • The candidate Wilms' tumour gene is involved in genitourinary development

    Kathryn Pritchard-Jones;Stewart Fleming;Duncan Davidson;Wendy Bickmore

  • Positional cloning and characterization of a paired box- and homeobox-containing gene from the aniridia region.

    Carl C. T. Ton;Harri Hirvonen;Hiroshi Miwa;Michael M. Weil

  • Advances in genetics

    M. Demerec;Ernst W. Caspari;J. M. Thoday;John G. Scandalios

  • The human PAX6 gene is mutated in two patients with aniridia.

    Tim Jordan;Isabel Hanson;Dmitri Zaletayev;Shirley Hodgson

  • Mutations in SOX2 cause anophthalmia

    Judy Fantes;Nicola K Ragge;Nicola K Ragge;Sally-Ann Lynch;Niolette I McGill

  • Subnuclear localization of WT1 in splicing or transcription factor domains is regulated by alternative splicing

    Stefan H Larsson;Jean-Paul Charlieu;Jean-Paul Charlieu;Kiyoshi Miyagawa;Dieter Engelkamp

  • Mutations at the PAX6 locus are found in heterogeneous anterior segment malformations including Peters' anomaly.

    Isabel M. Hanson;Judy M. Fletcher;Tim Jordan;Alison Brown

  • Influence of PAX6 gene dosage on development: overexpression causes severe eye abnormalities.

    Andreas Schedl;Allyson Ross;Muriel Lee;Dieter Engelkamp

  • The Level of the Transcription Factor Pax6 Is Essential for Controlling the Balance between Neural Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Neurogenesis

    Stephen N. Sansom;Dean S. Griffiths;Andrea Faedo;Dirk-Jan Kleinjan

  • Position Effect in Human Genetic Disease

    Dirk-Jan Kleinjan;Veronica van Heyningen

  • Graded sonic hedgehog signaling and the specification of cell fate in the ventral neural tube.

    J Ericson;J Briscoe;P Rashbass;V van Heyningen

  • The beta2-microglobulin gene is on chromosome 15 and not in the HL-A region.

    P N Goodfellow;E A Jones;V Van Heyningen;E Solomon

  • Heterozygous mutations of OTX2 cause severe ocular malformations.

    Nicola K. Ragge;Nicola K. Ragge;Nicola K. Ragge;Alison G. Brown;Charlotte M. Poloschek;Birgit Lorenz

  • Role of Pax6 in development of the cerebellar system.

    Dieter Engelkamp;Penny Rashbass;Anne Seawright;Veronica van Heyningen

  • PAX6 haploinsufficiency causes cerebral malformation and olfactory dysfunction in humans

    Sanjay M. Sisodiya;Samantha L. Free;Kathleen A. Williamson;Tejal N. Mitchell

  • National study of microphthalmia, anophthalmia, and coloboma (MAC) in Scotland: investigation of genetic aetiology

    D Morrison;D FitzPatrick;I Hanson;K Williamson

  • PAX6 in sensory development

    Veronica van Heyningen;Kathleen A Williamson

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony T. Moore
Anthony T. Moore University of California, San Francisco
David J. Porteous
David J. Porteous University of Edinburgh
Nicholas D. Hastie
Nicholas D. Hastie University of Edinburgh
Wendy A. Bickmore
Wendy A. Bickmore University of Edinburgh
Sanjay M. Sisodiya
Sanjay M. Sisodiya University College London
Samantha L. Free
Samantha L. Free University College London
Andreas Schedl
Andreas Schedl Grenoble Alpes University
Marcel M.A.M. Mannens
Marcel M.A.M. Mannens University of Amsterdam
Andrew R. Webster
Andrew R. Webster University College London
Caroline Hayward
Caroline Hayward University of Edinburgh

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